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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
abominable
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From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
acting
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From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
air
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From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
all
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From this reading We were all well mounted, and although the horses were not fresh, yet they were quite fit to carry us the distance we had to travel to reach the railway.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
became
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From this reading My head became gradually less painful and my brain cleared.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If we had only been certain of our road I should have had no serious misgivings as to the result.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
brain
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From this reading My head became gradually less painful and my brain cleared.
camp
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From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
carry
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From this reading We were all well mounted, and although the horses were not fresh, yet they were quite fit to carry us the distance we had to travel to reach the railway.
certain
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From this reading If we had only been certain of our road I should have had no serious misgivings as to the result.
cleared
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From this reading My head became gradually less painful and my brain cleared.
cool
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From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
distance
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From this reading We were all well mounted, and although the horses were not fresh, yet they were quite fit to carry us the distance we had to travel to reach the railway.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
fit
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From this reading We were all well mounted, and although the horses were not fresh, yet they were quite fit to carry us the distance we had to travel to reach the railway.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
fresh
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From this reading We were all well mounted, and although the horses were not fresh, yet they were quite fit to carry us the distance we had to travel to reach the railway.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
gradually
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From this reading My head became gradually less painful and my brain cleared.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
HAPPENED
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED IN THE NIGHT.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If we had only been certain of our road I should have had no serious misgivings as to the result.
head
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From this reading My head became gradually less painful and my brain cleared.
horses
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From this reading We were all well mounted, and although the horses were not fresh, yet they were quite fit to carry us the distance we had to travel to reach the railway.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we had only been certain of our road I should have had no serious misgivings as to the result.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED IN THE NIGHT.
jolting
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From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
keep
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From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
kind
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From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
less
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From this reading My head became gradually less painful and my brain cleared.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
miles
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From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
misgivings
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From this reading If we had only been certain of our road I should have had no serious misgivings as to the result.
mounted
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From this reading We were all well mounted, and although the horses were not fresh, yet they were quite fit to carry us the distance we had to travel to reach the railway.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My head became gradually less painful and my brain cleared.
NIGHT
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED IN THE NIGHT.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading If we had only been certain of our road I should have had no serious misgivings as to the result.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
only
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From this reading If we had only been certain of our road I should have had no serious misgivings as to the result.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading If we had only been certain of our road I should have had no serious misgivings as to the result.
painful
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From this reading My head became gradually less painful and my brain cleared.
put
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From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were all well mounted, and although the horses were not fresh, yet they were quite fit to carry us the distance we had to travel to reach the railway.
railway
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From this reading We were all well mounted, and although the horses were not fresh, yet they were quite fit to carry us the distance we had to travel to reach the railway.
reach
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From this reading We were all well mounted, and although the horses were not fresh, yet they were quite fit to carry us the distance we had to travel to reach the railway.
result
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From this reading If we had only been certain of our road I should have had no serious misgivings as to the result.
revived
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From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
road
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From this reading If we had only been certain of our road I should have had no serious misgivings as to the result.
rush
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From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
serious
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From this reading If we had only been certain of our road I should have had no serious misgivings as to the result.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If we had only been certain of our road I should have had no serious misgivings as to the result.
slackenverbUS /ˈslækən/
to become less tight or less strong
From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
some
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From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
speed
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From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
stimulating
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From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
suffered
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From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED IN THE NIGHT.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We were all well mounted, and although the horses were not fresh, yet they were quite fit to carry us the distance we had to travel to reach the railway.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
tonic
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From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
torture
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From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
travel
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From this reading We were all well mounted, and although the horses were not fresh, yet they were quite fit to carry us the distance we had to travel to reach the railway.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We did not slacken speed until we had put some miles between us and the camp; and although at first I suffered abominable torture from the jolting, I had to keep on, and after a time I found that the rush of the cool air, acting as a kind of stimulating tonic revived me.
well
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From this reading We were all well mounted, and although the horses were not fresh, yet they were quite fit to carry us the distance we had to travel to reach the railway.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were all well mounted, and although the horses were not fresh, yet they were quite fit to carry us the distance we had to travel to reach the railway.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED IN THE NIGHT.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading We were all well mounted, and although the horses were not fresh, yet they were quite fit to carry us the distance we had to travel to reach the railway.
